win_psexec - Runs commands (remotely) as another (privileged) user

• Synopsis
  • Requirements
• Parameters
• Notes
• Examples
• Return Values
• Status
• Maintenance
  • Author

Synopsis

• Run commands (remotely) through the PsExec service
• Run commands as another (domain) user (with elevated privileges)

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

• Microsoft PsExec

Parameters

Notes

Examples

- name: Test the PsExec connection to the local system (target node) with your user
  win_psexec:
    command: whoami.exe

- name: Run regedit.exe locally (on target node) as SYSTEM and interactively
  win_psexec:
    command: regedit.exe
    interactive: yes
    system: yes

- name: Run the setup.exe installer on multiple servers using the Domain Administrator
  win_psexec:
    command: E:\setup.exe /i /IACCEPTEULA
    hostnames:
    - remote_server1
    - remote_server2
    username: DOMAIN\Administrator
    password: some_password
    priority: high

- name: Run PsExec from custom location C:\Program Files\sysinternals\
  win_psexec:
    command: netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state off
    executable: C:\Program Files\sysinternals\psexec.exe
    hostnames: [ remote_server ]
    password: some_password
    priority: low

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Status

This module is flagged as preview which means that it is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface.

Maintenance

This module is flagged as community which means that it is maintained by the Ansible Community. See Module Maintenance & Support for more info.

For a list of other modules that are also maintained by the Ansible Community, see here.

Author

• Dag Wieers (@dagwieers)